218  
FZNT27 KNHC 180900  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
400 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS  
MORNING TO THE EAST OF A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM 28N89W THROUGH  
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS MORNING,  
AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE  
NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING, AND FRESH TO LOCALLY  
STRONG N WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT  
WILL DISSIPATE THU MORNING OVER THE CENTRAL BASIN. HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES ON FRI, LEADING TO  
MODERATE N TO NE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF. LOOKING AHEAD, GENTLE TO  
MODERATE E WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR  
THIS WEEKEND.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 5 KT, SHIFTING TO N LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS,  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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